Stuart Watkins SaddleBrooke chess players meet every Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Bobcat Room of the clubhouse of SaddleBrooke One. Drop in and check out the action. There are six tables, and if you don’t bring your chess set, there are usually ones available. In the four games I played, I won one and…
Rev. Suzanne Marlatt Stewart Join the Metaphysical Explorations group on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, at 7 p.m. in the HOA1 Activity Center for a presentation on “What to Expect in 2022: An Astrological Forecast,” by Sara Bourland, a practicing astrologer. Undeniably, we are in a massive transformational shift. 2020-21 brought us to our knees due to…
SaddleBrooke Nature Club’s October speaker was Jim Malusa. Jim is with the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the U of A. He has hiked the mountains around Tucson since he was young. Now, part of his job is to hike those same mountains as part of his research. Every day, we in SaddleBrooke…
Jay Rosenlof How many of you know that there is a woodcarving club in SaddleBrooke? Since the beginning of SaddleBrooke, there has been a woodcarving club, and it seems like the best kept secret! We have about 23 active members, and every one of them has carvings in the works. Some of their projects include…
Elisabeth Wheeler It is amazing that hikers can depart from SaddleBrooke and hike directly into the wilderness below the Santa Catalina Mountains. Hikers from SaddleBrooke have developed a network of trails to places like Picnic Rock, the Dome, the double-crested Saguaro, and Flag Hill. Jeff Love guided a group of hikers to explore these landmarks. Due…
LaVerne Kyriss Renee Pearson is known for vibrant, larger-than-life floral, plant, and still life watercolors, but the COVID pandemic led her to branch out into other subjects to paint. “The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild worked hard during the pandemic to keep members engaged, even though we had to remain isolated most of the time,” she explained.…
Linda Lyon October’s meeting of the SaddleBrooke Fly Fishers (SBFF) was both interesting and informative, with local angling expert Jeff Collins as the guest speaker. Jeff is a former president of Old Pueblo Trout Unlimited and was the Arizona Trout Unlimited chairperson for four years. In addition to continuing to volunteer with Project Healing Waters,…
Denise Edwards Around 30 members of the SaddleBrooke Cyclemasters went on a fun-filled, two-day bike tour from Oct. 4 to 6 to Phoenix and Scottsdale. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in Scottsdale near Old Town, and the first night we had a catered dinner from nearby Oregano’s—super pizza, spaghetti, garlic bread, and salad! A…
G. William Myers, Lt., CEC, USN Former The Catalina Mountains Satellite Chapter (CMSC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held its most recent meeting on Oct. 16. The meeting began with a short business session presided over by Col. Bill Nagy, president, during which members were updated on the chapter’s current and future…
Hazel Staloff Members of the Singles Club ushered in their fall social season with a dine-around at Mr. An’s. The hostess, our indefatigable social coordinator, Sheelagh Simpson, joined us a mere five days after surgery. Everyone enjoyed watching the dancing flames as our food was being prepared and the delicious end result. However, having become accustomed…